Bed & Breakfast holidays tend to be short break holidays and could benefit from the increased popularity of short breaks, sought by people who aim for authenticity and personal service. Changing work patterns have increased the popularity of shorter breaks that minimize the absence from work and the effect of absences on workflow and involvement. Income and leisure time have changed so that shorter breaks with greater choice of leisure activities are sought by travellers. Operators have the opportunity to develop a profitable business, make new friends and contacts, understand the cultures and lifestyles of others, and to educate guests about their way of life. Visitors have the opportunity for a relaxing break in a homely environment. Usually B & B´s are privately owned, therefore very different from standard commercial hotels.īed & Breakfasts provide mutual benefits for both the visitor and the operator. The friendliness of the host was the most important factor, followed by easy access to other places, the site being the most appealing place in the region. Guests at B&Bs were asked to identify the features and factors which motivated them to choose the establishment they were staying at. Ability to tap into local knowledge of attractions and activities in local area.Homely or wholesome atmosphere (older segments) or luxurious/heritage surrounds.The following attributes are also appealing: Key needs that must be met for people staying at bed and breakfast style accommodation include: pampering and personalised service in an attractive location in an attractive house, opposed to more 'standard' hotelrooms. In January 2003 Tourism Queensland conducted a review of current research to gain a better understanding of the Bed & Breakfast (B&B) market: Consider transferring direct quotations to Wikiquote or, for entire works, to Wikisource. Please help improve the article by presenting facts as a neutrally worded summary with appropriate citations. This section contains too many or overly lengthy quotations for an encyclopedic entry. All B&Bs must be approved by the Ministry of Tourism, who will then categorize it as Gold or Silver based upon a list of pre-defined criteria. They have classified B&Bs in 2 categories – Gold B&Bs, and Silver B&Bs. The government is doing this to increase tourism, especially keeping in view of the demand for hotels during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In India, the government is promoting the concept of bed & breakfast. Most patrons are foreign tourists but they are growing in popularity among Chinese domestic tourists.
In China expatriates have remodelled traditional structures in quiet picturesque rural areas and opened a few rustic boutique hotels with minimum amenities.